Territorial Bloggings
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Whither Rome goest
So, what do you think - if we (i.e., LCMS Lutherans) were willing to follow the ill-advised liturgical changes that flowed out of Vatican II 30+ years ago, might we also be willing to hew back to the historic liturgy now that Rome is doing the same?
While I really do admire Rome for realizing & admitting their mistakes — after all, the whole “And also with you”/”And with thy Spirit” change was not just theologically suspect, but it also unleashed the horror that was the “sharing of the peace” hug & handshake social interruption of the divine service liturgy — I just don’t see the same thing happening in today’s LCMS.
As much as I would hope that the new LSB could & would be changed to reflect this latest burst of sanity, I just don’t see it happening in a “synod” that insists on tripe like Ablaze! & “unity in diversity”. We mustn’t ever dare impinge on the “freedom” that comes with being a “synod of one”…
Feh!
-ghp
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Otherwise known as the “great cacophony” or the “blurtus interruptus”.
The Anglican church I’ve been visiting takes it to the extreme and I try my best to burrow under the pew, er, folding chair.
Fortunately, the nearby LCMS church which I’ve also frequented shares no peace but makes up for it with songs about being “desperate” for Jesus…
Comment on June 16, 2006 11:23 pm